OFO RECOVERY SHIP COVER & POSTMARK VARIETIES
OFO (Orbiting Frog Otolith) - 10 November 1970
The OFO-A (Orbiting Frog Otolith-A) mission was launched on November 9, 1970 (06:00 GMT) from Wallops Island launch site. The satellite carrying the OFO-A experiment remained in orbit for almost seven days. Recovery of the spacecraft was not planned.The payload was the Frog Otolith Experiment Package (FOEP). The objective of the experiment was to investigate the effect of microgravity on the otolith, a sensory organ that responds to changes in an animal's orientation within the Earth's gravitational field.1
Recovery Force Ships
| Ship |
Type |
Designation |
Covers |
| None |
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| Tracking & Communications Ships |
| USNS Range Tracker |
TS - Tracking Ship |
T-AGM 1 |
U/K |
Postmark Variations
Notes:
1) Source: Wikipedia
2) Cover from the collection of Eddie Bizub
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